Browsing Graduate School - MU Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Advisor "Siegel, Marcelle A."
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Assessing assessment : how use of the concept of inventory of natural selection influences the instructional practices of an experienced biology professor and supplemental instruction leader
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Assessment is critical to enhancing student learning and understanding. Formative assessment tools such as concept inventories (CIs) could be valuable in moving toward such goals. A recent addition to biology education, ... -
Because they care : rural community college instructors' beliefs and practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Community college instructors are influential in the lives of rural students, and they have key insights on the education of those students. Studies are needed to identify ways to support these rural students, who represent ... -
Exploring and conceptualizing teacher formative assessment practices and digital applications within a technology-enhanced high school classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Formative assessment is essential for improving student learning. Formative assessment research has predominantly used cognitive learning theories. In this dissertation study, I used sociocultural learning perspectives to ... -
Exploring tensions, identities, and equitable science assessment practices in undergraduate agroecology education
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)National reform documents suggest that changing pedagogical and assessment practices in college science courses are necessary but challenging steps to help support the formation of science identities. This dissertation is ... -
Instructor formative assessment practices in virtual learning environments : a posthumanist sociomaterial perspective
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)The importance of undergraduate science learning for the workforce and scientific literacy is consistently emphasized by prominent organizations and influential publications such as the American Association for the Advancement ... -
Investigating high school chemistry teachers' perceptions, knowledge and practices of classroom assessment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Limited studies have been conducted about using assessment to support chemistry teaching. Therefore, the purpose of this case study was threefold: a) ... -
Students' view toward biology as a complex system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)System thinking is found to be a proper approach to address the complex problems of our modern world. However, while it is practiced in various science disciplines, it is not yet embedded proportionately into science ...